Vocabulaire Général Flashcards

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Egalité :

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=> Lorsqu’il y a égalité, l’anglais place l’adjectif enntre deux “as”

ex : as low as = aussi bas que

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Pour former un adjectif COMPARATIF de supériorité :

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  • si l’adjectif est court (moins de 2 syllabes) : l’anflais utilise le suffixe “er

ex : lower ou shorter

  • Si l’adjectif est long (≥ 3 syllabes) : l’anglais utilise “more

Ex : more difficult

  • Si l’adjectif fait deux syllabes : l’une ou l’autre forme peut etre choisie

Ex : friendlier ou more friendly

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Pour former un adjectiif SUPERLATIF de supériorité = le plus bas :

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  • si l’adjectif est court (moins de 2 syllabes) : l’anflais utilise le suffixe “est

ex : shortest

  • Si l’adjectif est long (≥ 3 syllabes) : l’anglais utilise “most

Ex : most difficult

  • Si l’adjectif fait deux syllabes : l’une ou l’autre forme peut etre choisie

Ex : friendliest ou most friendly

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Comparaison :

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=> le point de comparaison est introduit par “than

Ex : french more difficult than english language

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Adjectif COMPARATIF d’infériorité = momins difficile que :

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=> Il convient de placer “less” devan tl’adjectif puis “than

Ex : french less difficult than English language

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Adjectif S_UPERLATIF d’innferiorité_ = le moins difficile :

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=> il convient de placer “the least” devant l’adjectif.

Ex : the least difficult = le moins difficile

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Résumé des compartifs :

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=> page 222

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much

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= signifie beaucoup d evant des noms indénombrables

Ex : much people

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many :

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= signifie également beaucoup mais devant les nombres dénombrables.

Ex : many persons

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a lot of :

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= peut etre utilisé pour exprimer beaucoup avec les noms dénombrables et indénombrales

Ex : a lot of people, a lot of persons

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Little

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= signifie peu devant des noms indénombrables

Ex : little time

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few

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= signifie peu mais devant les noms dénombrables

Ex ; few hours

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Both

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= signifie les deux / tous les deux

Ex : both cases are difficult = both are difficult

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either :

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= signifie l’un ou l’autre

ex : in either case, the answer is the same

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however/still :

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= cependant

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nevertheless/nonetheless :

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= néanmoins

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Yet

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= en revanche

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Whereas/while

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= alors que/ tandis que

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Contrary to :

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= contrairement à

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unlike :

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= au contraire de

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On the one hand :

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= d’une part

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On the other hand

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= d’autre part

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Consersely :

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= inverement

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Rather than

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= plutôt que

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Provided

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= pourvu que

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On condition that

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= a condition que

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Regardless of

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= indépendamment de

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unless

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= a moins que

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In the case of

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= au cas où

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That is why

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= c’est pourquoi

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Since

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= puisque

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Thereby

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= de cette facon

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thus

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= ainsi

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Hence

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= d’où

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As a result

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= en conséquence

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Therefore/consequently

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= par conséquence

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So that

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= si bien que / de manière à

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So

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= alors

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Likewise

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= de même

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simmilary

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= de même facon

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Albeit/although

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= bien que

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Though

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= cependant/quoique

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Despite/ In spite of :

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= en dépit de

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because

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= parceque

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as

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= comme

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given that

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= étant donné que

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Owing to

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= suite à

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on the grounds of

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= pour raisonn de

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due to

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= a cause de

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on account of

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= en rauson de

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inasmuch as

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= dans la mesure où

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above all

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= avant tout

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all the more so

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= d’autant plus que

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especially

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= particulièrement

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in specie

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= en particulier

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first and formost

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= surtout

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according to

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= selon/ d’après

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As regards

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= en ce qui concerne

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Regarding to / with reference to

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= concernant

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As to

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= s’agissant de

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As for

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= pour ce qui est de

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thanks to

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= grace à

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with respect to

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= par rapport à

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together with

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= avec

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In addition

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= en plus

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besides

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= en outre

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moreover/furthermore :

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= de plus, de surcroit

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as well/ also/ too

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= aussi / également

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Namely

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= à savoir

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that is to say

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= c’est à dire

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for instance

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= par exemple

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such as

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= tel que

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so far

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= jusqu’a présent

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up to now

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= jusqu’a maintenant

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for the time being

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= pour l’instant

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previously

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= précédemmmment

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prior to

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= avant

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formerly

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= autrefois

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in the maentime

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= dans l’intervalle

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Afterwards

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= après

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Since

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= depuis pour une expression qui exrime le point de départ

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For

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= depuis/pendant pour une expression qui exprime la durée

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Almost

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= presque/ environ

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barely / hardely / scarcely

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= à peine

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hardly

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= presque pas

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marginally

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= légérement

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Quite différent from…

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= assez / très différent de …

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can

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= exprime la capacité/aptitude matérielle ou morale

ex : the patient can get up and walk

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must

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= exprime l’obligation ou le devoir

ex : doctor must take difficult decisions

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may

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= exprimme la permissionn ou la probabilité

ex : may i smoke now

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should :

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= exprime le conseil :

Ex : you should get some exercice to keep healthy